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IAN BLOOM

Ian Bloom

Chronology

The dated record: birth and formation, and the writing, films, recordings, paintings, and photographs made from 2008 to the present.

1990
  • Born in Hollywood, Los Angeles, United States, on February 15, 1990.
  • His family background connects New York and Japan.
Childhood
  • Raised in Los Angeles with frequent travel to Italy, New York, Japan, France, Monaco, Switzerland, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Spain, and Mexico.
  • Developed early interests in mythology, Renaissance art, architecture, cinema, and aesthetics.
  • Trained in martial arts from an early age, earned a black belt, played high-level ice hockey, and performed in school musicals.
Formation
  • Attended Chaminade College Preparatory.
  • Named a National Merit Commended Scholar.
  • Studied Art History and Narrative Film at Columbia University at 16, then American Political Science and Comparative Literature at UC Berkeley at 17, with particular interest in film noir.
  • Entered NYU Stern, where business training ran in parallel with deeper study in film, art, literature, fashion, museums, and downtown New York culture.
  • Kept traveling through the university years, returning to Italy, Japan, France, Switzerland, Belgium, the United Kingdom, and Spain, and adding Austria, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and the Netherlands.
New York / Early Exposure
  • Interned at Black Frame around nineteen, working across art publications, fashion presentations, jewelry, showroom operations, and image archives.
2008–2012
  • Photographed Head of War, Paris in 2008 and made the New York paintings Untitled in 2011 and No. 8 in 2012, establishing the earliest works in the visual-art catalogue.
Early Writing
  • Wrote The Western Road at 21.
  • Returned to Los Angeles after graduation.
  • Wrote Screwdriver at 23 in six weeks, followed by Chaos Free and continued fiction and screen material.
2014
  • Returned to New York and wrote Savage Recreation and Victory’s Judge.
  • Screen-tested for and was cast in a Warner Bros. feature project.
2014–2016
  • Wrote Simulation.
  • Worked in production and finance on network, studio, and premium television while studying at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute; developed working proficiency in editing, graphics, design, and post-production.
2016
  • Wrote, directed, performed, shot, edited, sound-designed, and colored Driver independently in Los Angeles.
  • Produced the principal Road, Fire, and Ocean paintings across Los Angeles and New York, made the Chicago photographic set, and developed an early clothing collection.
  • Drove cross-country twice, including New York, Washington, D.C., and the Interstate 40 return west.
  • Published Screwdriver in paperback.
  • Traveled to Israel and Jordan, including Petra.
2017–2021
  • Qualified as a California certified public accountant and passed CFA Level I.
  • Worked in accounting and tax, traded his own account across public markets, and pursued independent study in computer science, drawing, art history, French, and German, including completion of the Charles Bargue drawing course.
2022
  • Returned to Los Angeles focused on films and owned work.
  • Wrote Star Vehicle and Manifest Destiny.
  • Wrote The Interviews.
  • Completed Road, Los Angeles.
2023
  • Wrote New York.
2024
  • Began production on Star Vehicle, his first feature film.
  • Published hardcover editions of Screwdriver, Savage Recreation, and Raw Canvas through Natural Press.
  • Wrote King Kong.
  • Wrote Fate.
  • Recorded Swagger and Laid.
2025
  • Wrote Real Life and King.
  • Recorded Swagger II and Swagger III.
  • Completed Swagger production and released the album.
  • Completed Star Vehicle.
  • Completed principal photography on King.
  • Published King Kong.
2026
  • Continued post-production on King.
  • Completed principal photography on Big Time and entered post-production.
  • Recorded Golf, Know, and Meet Ian Bloom.
  • Published The Western Road, Chaos Free, Simulation, Victory’s Judge, The Interviews, Star Vehicle, Manifest Destiny, New York, Fate, Real Life, King, and Driver in hardcover.
  • Launched ianbloom.co as the official catalogue and public record for work issued under his name.
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